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Coverings stays connected with virtual event

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The collaboration, covering the ingredients from which ceramic tile and cementitious grouts and mortars are made, will produce a Material Ingredient Guide that includes Certified GreenScreen Assessments of at least 30 of the raw materials most commonly used by the North American tile industry. “The Imports were also down 5.5% of 2019 U.S.

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Ceramic: Producers push innovation as consumption falls

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The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019. Gianni Mattioli, executive vice president, Dal-Tile Corporation, noted, however, the buildup of inventory, especially from China, during the last quarter of 2018 in anticipation of higher tariffs scheduled for January 1, 2019.